"Arctic Passages" by John Bockstoce 1st/1st HC/DJ 1991 Northwest Passage Alaska

Description: "Arctic Passages: A Unique Small-Boat Voyage in the Great Northern Waterway" was written by John Bockstoce and published by Hearst Marine Books in New York in 1991. This is a hardcover, first edition, first printing of this engrossing 256-page account of the author's historic 3,500-mile voyage by small boat through the frigid waters of the Bering Strait, Baffin Bay and beyond, highlighted by endpaper maps and scores of black-and-white photographs of the adventure. The original price, as shown on the dustjacket front flap, was $22.95. From the dustjacket blurb: “In 1988, John Bockstoce, Arctic historian and archaeologist, became the first person to traverse the Northwest Passage west to east in a small boat, fulfilling a lifelong ambition. ‘Arctic Passages’ is the extraordinary story of his voyage thirty-five-hundred miles through this hemisphere’s least explored and most dangerous waterway, from Bering Strait to Baffin Bay. “Navigating largely without the benefit of a working compass, John Bockstoce made his way through thousands of unchartered islands along a shifting, featureless coastline, using the critical skills he had learned from years of working with Eskimo whalers. Traveling in a umiak, the traditional Eskimo walrus-hide canoe, he was at the mercy of the region’s fierce summer storms, disorienting fogs, and debilitating cold, and in constant danger of being trapped by ice floes. He arrived within a few hundred miles of his goal only to find his route blocked by a dense river of ice. At this point he had already accomplished the longest recorded open-boat journey in the Arctic. He returned to break through the final ice field in a steel-hulled yacht and completed his remarkable and unprecedented Arctic odyssey. “‘Arctic Passages’ represents the culmination of the author’s twenty-five years in the Far North—years spent researching the history, exploring uncharted territory, living and working with the Eskimos, and meeting the challenges of the Northwest Passage. His account conveys the region’s beauty and its truly awesome power to destroy with an immediacy and drama few other works have achieved. His unique vision makes this essential reading for anyone interested in the Arctic.”The book is in fine, collectible condition, with no torn or bent pages, no scratches, stains or inscriptions, no remainder marks, no price-clipping, no bookplate, no ex-library, no book club edition, no flaws of any sort. It is as new. The dustjacket is in equally fine shape and is protected in a clear and removable archival cover. Please see the photos for a fuller description and author profile.BLK BOX 4 PLEASE SEE THE OTHER TITLES NOW LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE: DISTANT VOYAGE BOOKS PAYPAL PREFERRED Will combine shipping. All items are well packed and are normally mailed within two days of payment being received. My 100% feedback rating is valuable to me. If you are satisfied with a transaction, please leave feedback and I will do the same. Questions welcome. Additional photographs on request.Note: Scrolling through my listings will locate books in these and many other categories:Animals; Art & Architecture; Biography; Children’s; Collecting & Collectibles; Entertainment, Film & Theater; Fiction; Food & Drink; Gardening; History; Military; Music; Natural History; Nautical; Photography; Science & Technology; Travel; Space; Sports; Transportation. New Listings added daily.

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